President Donald Trump was forced to board Air Force One on Sunday via the small stairs due to heightened security measures after a suspicious hunting stand was discovered nearby.

Trump left Palm Beach International Airport on Sunday to return to Washington D.C., after the suspicious structure was discovered on Friday.

A White House official said the discovery led to the implementation of heightened security measures on Sunday as Trump returned to the airport. 

FBI Director Kash Patel said the ‘elevated hunting stand’ was ‘within sight line of the Air Force One landing zone.

‘No individuals were located at the scene. The FBI has since taken the investigatory lead, flying in resources to collect all evidence from the scene, and deploying our cell phone analytics capabilities.’

The stand has not been tied to any individual.

President Donald Trump was forced to board Air Force One on Sunday via the small stairs due to heightened security measures after a suspicious hunting stand was discovered nearby

A hunting stand was discovered near the airport Trump uses to fly into Florida. It had a direct line of sight to Air Force One, officials said

The Secret Service was ‘working closely’ with the FBI as well as law enforcement in Palm Beach County.

Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi also told Fox that ‘there was no impact to any movements and no individuals were present or involved at the location.’

‘While we are not able to provide details about the specific items or their intent, this incident underscores the importance of our layered security measures,’ Guglielmi also stated.

The discovery came less than a month after Ryan Routh was found guilty on all charges related to the September 2024 plot to kill the then-presidential candidate.

Trump’s would-be assassin began stabbing himself in the neck with a pen in a Florida courtroom after jurors reached a unanimous verdict last month.

Routh managed to get close to Trump as the now-President partook in a round of golf at his Trump International Golf Club property in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Routh was arrested after he was seen holding a rifle through a fence by a Secret Service agent.